Information Package / Course Catalogue
Literary Trends II
Course Code: TDE282
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 2
Objectives of the Course

To study literary movements in Western literature and to evaluate the prominent literary works of these movements.

Course Content

Examination of the prominent movements of Western literature in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.to be able to remember general spesifications of Turkish Literature in the period of Tanzimat
2.To to be able to assess the effects of westernisation movements on Turkish Literature from Tanzimat to present
3.to be able to define ancient Greek and Latin Literature
4.To to be able to interpret the existance of literary trends.
5.to be able to use the things he/ she had learnt in this field
Recommended or Required Reading
1.İsmail Çetişli, Edebî Akımlar, Akçağ Yay. Ankara, 2009.
2.Emel Kefeli, Batı Edebiyatında Akımlar, Dergâh Yay., İst., 2012.
3.Oktay Yivli (ed.), Batı Edebiyatında Akımlar, Günce Yay., Ank., 2018.
4.Sevim Kantarcıoğlu, Edebiyat Akımları ve Temel Metinler, Gazi Üniv. Yay., Ank., 1993.
5.Suut Kemal Yetkin, Edebiyatta Akımlar, Remzi Kitabv., İst., 1967.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Naturalism
Week 2 - Theoretical
Naturalism (Text Analysis: Dokumacılar, Gerhart Hauptmann)
Week 3 - Theoretical
Parnasianism
Week 4 - Theoretical
Symbolism
Week 5 - Theoretical
Impressionism
Week 6 - Theoretical
Expressionism (Theory and text analysis: Dönüşüm, Franz Kafka)
Week 7 - Theoretical
Parnasizm
Week 8 - Theoretical
Examples from the texts written under the influence of Parnasizm
Week 9 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm exam
Week 10 - Theoretical
Symbolism
Week 11 - Theoretical
Examples from the texts written under the influence of Symbolism
Week 12 - Theoretical
Dadaism
Week 13 - Theoretical
Examples from the texts written under the influence of Dadaism
Week 14 - Theoretical
The western literature in 20th century : Surrealism; existantialism; postmodernism, the authors who didn’t belong any of literary trends
Week 15 - Theoretical
The western literature in 20th century : Surrealism; existantialism; postmodernism, the authors who didn’t belong any of literary trends
Week 16 - Final Exam
Final Exam
Week 17 - Final Exam
Final exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination115116
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)55
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
OÇ-1
4
OÇ-2
5
OÇ-3
4
OÇ-4
3
OÇ-5
5
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2026